Copy-holder



A. N. WOODRUFFv COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 20. 1919.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET mow/Ilm ALBERT N. WOGDRUFF, OF NEVI YORK, N. Y.

COPY--l-IOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lnly n, i220.l i

Application lcd November 20, 1919. Serial No. 339,325.

To all 'Lo/tom t may concern:

Aide it known that I, ALBERT N. lVoonRUrr, a citizen of the United` States, and a resi.- dent oi' the city of New York., borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Copy-Holder, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new andnseful improvements in copy holders and it pertains more particularly to copy holders oithe movable marker type.

It is the primary object of the invention vto provide a copy holder in which the marker is given a step-by-step movement relative to the copy..

it is a further object of the invention to provide a suitable means whereby the step-by-step movement of the marker may be varied to accommodate the space between the lines of different copies.

lt is a still further object o1 the invention to provide a clainp by means of which the copy may be securely held on the holder.

Referring to the drawings*- Figure l is a front elevation of a copy holder constructed in accordance with the present invention;

l Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. is a sectional viexv on the line 3--33 i .Figa 4C is a ,fragmentary detail vienp partly in elevation and partly in section of a portion of the device;

Fig. .3 a rear view partly in section of modified forni of the invention; Fig. t3 is a fragmentary detail. View1 of a portion or the modified forni ot the invention.

Referring incre particularly-to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates a base which may be orined of wood, metal, or other suitable material. Pivoted to the sides of the base at one end thereof, is a bracket G, the pivotal point of said bracket being designated by the reference character 7. Projecting from the inner iace of the bracket G, at a point belotv its upper edge 8, is a supporting bed 9. The lupper edge of this supporting hed 9 is depressed into a channel forni as indicated by the reference cli eter l0, and projecting frein the under iace oi the supporting bed 9 behind the depressed channel l0, is a flange ll. This flange ll is provided with a rolled edge in suchl a manner as to form eyes l2, in Which is pivoted a supporting brace or standard 13. This supporting'brace'or standard 13 has its lower end bentto form a foot-14, adapted to engage the top face of the base 5, and said foot is bent downwardly/as at l5, to engage the side of the base 5, as best shown in Fig.V 2. Secured to the rear -face` of the supporting bed 9, is a bearing memi ber 16, and pivotally mounted in said bearing 16, is a bail 17, which projects beyond the side of the supporting bed 9 and extends parallel thereto as designated by the reference character 18. Projecting from the parallel portion 18 of the bail is a rightangular extension 19, and said right-angular extension 19 is adapted to lie Within the channel l0 heretofore mentioned and as l shown in Fig. 2, to retain the copy, in position on the supporting bed 9. The reference character 20 designates a spring, oney end of which is secured as at 2l, to .the parallel portion i8 oli the bail, the other end of: the spring being secured to the snp- 30 porting bed 9.

By the above-outlined construction, it Will be apparent that the right-angular extension 19 is maintained at all times Within the channel l0, the spring 20 serving this pur- 55 pose. Y i

Mountedin the bracket 6 and flange l1, as more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is a rod 22, said rod being centrally disposed with respect to the side edges of the sup- L porting bed 9, and mounted near the righthand side edge of the supporting bed 9 is a rod 23, which latter rod extends parallel to the rod 22. Slidably -rnounted on these rods 22 and 23, is a plate 24, said plate hav- 95 ing its ends bent around the rods as indicated by the reference character 25. Pivotally secured as at 26, is a lever 27, and said lever 2T has an operating portion 28, which extends beyond one end of the plate 24. This operating-.lever 28 is bent at right angles to the .main body of the lever 27, and projects through an opening 29 in said plate. Carried by the lever 27, is a second plate 30, and said plate 30` is provided With an open- 105 ing 3l, through which the rod 32 passes. This plate 30 and lever 27 are angnlarly dis-l posed With relation to the rods 22, 23 and- 32, as best shown in Fig. 4. The reference character 33 designates a spring, the lower 110 free ond 34 of which engages the plate 30 to maintain it in a plane parallel with thc lll l@ nLl angular plane which the lever occupies. To maintain ne lever 27 in the angular pline, a spring 35 is employed, one end o1' which is secured as a. 36, to the edge el: the plate, the other end'being sec'ured as e253?, to said lever. ,1.

Owing to the angular disposition ofthe plateBO, it will be seen that the rod 32 is free to pass through the opening 3l in one direction but as the rod moves yin the oppositeV direction, a binding or gripping action of the plate B on the rod is obtained.

The rod""32'is slidably mountedin the bracket 6 and the flange ll, and said rod is l5 provided on its lower end with an operating button 38. Connected to the rod 32, is an arm 39, and connected to the arm 39, is a spring 40, the other end oi which is secured, as at 4i, to the inner end of the bail member 17. By this construction, it will be seen that as the operating button 38 oi the rod 32 is pressed, the rod is reciprocated longitudinally of the supporting bed 9, and

against the action of the spring 40. As the rod is released, the spring returns' the rod `to yits normal position, and Aowing to the vbinding action of the plate 3Q on said rod 32, the plate 24 willlikewise be moved along the rods 22 and 23. li'tbe operating lever 28 is, depressed, it will be seen that the grip ping action of the plate 30 on the rod 32, is released, thus permitting a free movement `ollthe plate 24 longitudinally of the rods 22 and 23. ln this manner, the plate 24 may be moved to any desired position throughout the length of the supporting bed 9.

The reference character .45 designates a `movable marker which is adapted to travel over the surface of the copy mounted on the bed 9, and said marker is carried by means of a rod 46, which in turn 1s secured to the plate 24 in such a manner that as the plate moves longitudinally ot ythe rods 22 and 23, asheretoiore described, the marker will be moved downwardly of the copy. This rod 46 passes around the rear of the plate 24, as

A shown in Fig. 3, and is secured thereto in t to 'eenV side edges with a screw-threaded bolt 52. This bolt `52 engages in the sorew-threaded any desired manner. The marker is pivotally mounted on the rod 46,-and ismaintained in contact tivith the copy by means of a coil spring 4?, one end of which is secured to the rod46, asat 46, the other end engagingthe lingerportion of the marker, as

indicated bythe reference character 49.

ln devices fof this V'character it is desired tohave the yruaiilerls'o constructed that a step-bystep movement may be varied to copy' articles in which the spaces between the lines dilierg and to obt'ain'this result, the supporting bed 9 is provided in one of its ,opening `of a lug 53 integrally formed on 'thezendlota plate 54. This plate 54 has an angular cdge, and said angular edge .is

` estacas plate 54 is adjusted relatively to the stop 56,

in such a manner that the throw of the reciprocating rod 32 may; be varied in order that the distance of movement of the marker 45 may also be Varied.

' In the lnodied ornnof the invention shown in Figs. 5 'and 6, the supporting bed 9 is provided on its rear i'ace with two rods and 6l, said rods being mounted in the brackets 62 and 63 atv the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the bed. In this form of theinvention, a spring 64 is secured as at 65, to a stop 66 carried by the rod 60, and said spring'64 is adapted to return the rod 60 to its normal position after the saine has been depressed by means vof its operatinghead 67.

Slidably mounted on the two rods 60 and 6l, is a plate 68, and said plate is provided Iwith two levers 69, which are pivoted as at 70. These two levers 69 are disposed on opposite sides of the plate 68, and pivotally secured to the plate, as at 7l, is a lever 72, which is provided with a linger portion 73. This lever 72 is provided with a rigid member 74, which passes through an opening 5 in the plate 68 in such a manner that as said lever is depressed, the two levers 69 will be rocked about their pivotal points 70, in which position the openings in said levers which receive the rods 60 and 61, will be in alinement with said rods and permit a free movement of the plate 68 therealong.

By this construction, it will be readily apparent that by depressing the lever 73, the plate 68 is free to move along the rods 60' and 61, and that it will be moved by said lever. When, however, the lever 73 is released, under the influence of the springs 69 the levers`69 assume an angular position with respect to the plate 68 and the rods 60 and 61. in this position, if the rod 60 be reciprocated, it will move through its respective lever 69 freely, but when the rod is released and it returns to its normal position under the influence of the spring 65, the plate 68 is moved with it to move the marker longitudinally of thevsupporting bed. In order that the plate 68imay not moveunder the influence of the reciprocation of the rod 60, the rod,7 61 is gripped Iby its respeetive lever 69, which! prevents the aforef mentioned action taking place. ln this form of the invention, the means for adjusting the stroke of the rod 60 is positioned at the bottom of the 'supporting bed, and it consists of a tapered plate 80 y slidably mounted at the .lower end of the supporting bed. lie plate 8O is provided with a rightlll) lll/'ith the parts angular fitting 81 with which a screwthreaded bolt S2 engages in such a manner that as the bolt is rotated by its head 83, the tapered plate 8() is adjusted relatively to the head GT oi the rod (30 to increase or decrease the'length of the stroke of said rod.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present invention provides a copy holder in which a step-by-step movement of the marker is 'obtained by a novel and simple construction, and, at the same time, a mechanism of this character which is positive in operation and adaptable to copies having different spaces between the lines, is also provided.

lVhat is claimed isl. A copy-holder comprising a bava, a writing bed carried by the base, a plurality of rods rigidly carried by the writing bed' on the rear face thereof, a reciprocating rod mounted onv the rear i'aee of the writing bed, said reciprocating rod being movable longitudinally of the writing bed, a carriage slidably mounted on the first-mentioned rods and overlying the reciprocating rod, -a lever pivotally carried by the carriage7 a trigger member pivotally carried by said lever and provided with an opening for the reception of the reciprocating rod, and means actuating the trigger to cause its positive engagement with the reciproca-ting rod when the latter is moved in one direction and to permit ot tree movement ot the reciprocating rod in the other direction.

2. A copy-holder comprising a base, a writing bed, a painot spaced guide rods rigidly secured to the rear face of the writing bed, a reciprocating rod mounted on the rear tace of the writing bed, a` carriage movable on the rigid rods and overlying the reciprocating rod, and means carried by the carriage and adapted Jfor engagement with the reciprocating rod whereby the rod is free to be reciprocated in one direction, said means serving to move the carriage upon reciprocation of the rod in the othei` direction.

3. A copy holder comprising ar base, a writing bed carried thereby, a plurality of rigid rods carried by the writing bed, a reciprocating rod carried by the writing bed, means for automatically reciprocating said rod in one direction, a carriage carried by the rigid rods, means carried by the carriage for engagement with the reciprocating rod, said means being pivotally mounted on the carriage to permit of free movement Vof the reciprocating rod in one direction and provided for movement of the carriage upon reciprocation of the reciprocating rod in the opposite direction, and a member movable transversely of the writing bed for limiti-ng the movement of the reciprocating vrod in one direction.

ALBERT N. WOODRUFF. 

